x#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# BURNING TIMES As recorded by Iced Earth (From the 1998 Album SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES) Transcribed by Pete Hawthorne -- [email protected] Words by Matthew Barlow Music by Jon Schaffer Arranged by Jon Schaffer Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Jon Schaffer' Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Larry Tarnowski' Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Harmony' Intro Q=140 E5 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I PM| PM--| PM PM PM PM ~ E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E Q |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |-----2--------7---8-|-----7---5---8-7--| |-0-0-0--0-0-0---0---|--0----0---0------| | | Gtr II | PM| | E E H. +W |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |-----2--------------|-(2)--------------| |-0-0-0--------------|-(0)--------------| E5 N.C. PM| PM--| PM PM PM PM ~ E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E Q |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |-----2--------7---10-|-----8---5---8-7--| |-0-0-0--0-0-0---0----|--0----0---0------| | | PM| | E E H. +W |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |-----2---------------|-(2)--------------| |-0-0-0---------------|-(0)--------------| E5 N.C. PM| PM--| PM PM PM PM ~ E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E Q |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |-----2--------7---8-|-----7---5---8-7--| |-0-0-0--0-0-0---0---|--0----0---0------| | | PM| | E E H. +W |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------| |-----2--------------|-(2)--------------| |-0-0-0--------------|-(0)--------------| C5 D5 B5 PM--| ~~~~~~~ Q E S S E E +E E +Q E E E E +Q |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |-5--5-------7-(7)-4-|-(4)--4------------------| |-3--3-3-3-3-5-(5)-2-|-(2)--2-0----------------| |--------------------|----------[3]-[2]-(2)----| | | PM--| ~~~~~~~ | Q E S S E E +E E +Q E E E E +Q |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |-5--5-------7-(7)-4-|-(4)--4------------------| |-3--3-3-3-3-5-(5)-2-|-(2)--2-0----------------| |--------------------|----------[3]-[2]-(2)----| E5 N.C. PM| PM--| PM PM PM PM ~~ E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E Q |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |-----2-------10---12-|---10---9---12-10--| |-0-0-0-0-0-0----0----|-0----0---0--------| | | PM| PM--| PM PM PM PM ~~ | E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E Q |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |-----2--------7----8-|----7---5----8--7--| |-0-0-0-0-0-0----0----|-0----0---0--------| E5 N.C. PM--| PM PM PM PM ~~ E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E Q |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-----2-------10---14-|---12---9---12-10----| |-0-0-0-0-0-0----0----|-0----0---0----------| | | PM--| PM PM PM PM ~~ | E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E Q |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-----2--------7---10-|----8---5----8--7----| |-0-0-0-0-0-0----0----|-0----0---0----------| E5 N.C. PM| PM--| PM PM PM PM ~~ E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E Q |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |-----2-------10---12-|---10---9---12-10---| |-0-0-0-0-0-0----0----|-0----0---0---------| | | PM| PM--| PM PM PM PM PM | E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |-----2--------7----8-|----7---5----8--7---| |-0-0-0-0-0-0----0----|-0----0---0-------0-| C5 D5 B5 PM--| ~~~~~~~ Q E S S E E +E E +Q E E E E +Q |--------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------|-------------------------|| |-5--5-------7-(7)-4-|-(4)--4------------------|| |-3--3-3-3-3-5-(5)-2-|-(2)--2-0----------------|| |--------------------|----------[3]-[2]-(2)----|| | | PM--| ~~~~~~~ | Q E S S E E +E E +Q E E E E +Q |--------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------|-------------------------|| |-5--5-------7-(7)-4-|-(4)--4------------------|| |-3--3-3-3-3-5-(5)-2-|-(2)--2-0----------------|| |--------------------|----------[3]-[2]-(2)----|| Verse E5 Gtrs I, II PM| PM--| PM----| E E E S S E E +E E +E E E S S E E Q ||----------------------|--------------------| ||o---------------------|--------------------| ||----------------------|--------------------| ||------2-------2-(2)-0-|-(0)-2-2------------| ||o-----2-------2-(2)-0-|-(0)-2-2---------2--| ||--0-0---0-0-0---------|---------0-0-0-0-0--| G5 F5 PM| PM--| PM PM E E E S S E E E E +E E E E +Q E E 4x |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------o|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-----2-------2---5-|-(5)---5s3-(3)--3s2--|| |-----2-------2---5-|-(5)---5s3-(3)--3s2-o|| |-0-0---0-0-0---0---|-----0---------------|| E5 N.C. Gtr I PM| PM--| PM PM PM PM ~~ E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E Q |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |-----2-------10---12-|---10---9---12-10--| |-0-0-0-0-0-0----0----|-0----0---0--------| | | Gtr II | PM| PM--| PM PM PM PM ~~ | E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E Q |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |-----2--------7----8-|----7---5----8--7--| |-0-0-0-0-0-0----0----|-0----0---0--------| E5 N.C. PM| PM--| PM PM PM PM ~~ E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E Q |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-----2-------10---14-|---12---9---12-10----| |-0-0-0-0-0-0----0----|-0----0---0----------| | | PM| PM--| PM PM PM PM ~~ | E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E Q |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-----2--------7---10-|----8---5----8--7----| |-0-0-0-0-0-0----0----|-0----0---0----------| E5 N.C. PM--| PM PM PM PM ~~ E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E Q |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |-2-2-2-------10---12-|---10---9---12-10---| |-0-0-0-0-0-0----0----|-0----0---0---------| | | PM--| PM PM PM PM PM | E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |--------------7----8-|----7---5----8--7---| |-0-0-0-0-0-0----0----|-0----0---0-------0-| C5 D5 B5 PM--| ~~~~~~~ Q E S S E E +E E +Q E E E E +Q |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |-5--5-------7-(7)-4-|-(4)--4------------------| |-3--3-3-3-3-5-(5)-2-|-(2)--2-0----------------| |--------------------|----------[3]-[2]-(2)----| | | PM--| ~~~~~~~ | Q E S S E E +E E +Q E E E E +Q |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |-5--5-------7-(7)-4-|-(4)--4------------------| |-3--3-3-3-3-5-(5)-2-|-(2)--2-0----------------| |--------------------|----------[3]-[2]-(2)----| Verse E5 Gtrs I, II PM| PM--| PM----| E E E S S E E +E E +E E E S S E E Q ||----------------------|--------------------| ||o---------------------|--------------------| ||----------------------|--------------------| ||------2-------2-(2)-0-|-(0)-2-2------------| ||o-----2-------2-(2)-0-|-(0)-2-2---------2--| ||--0-0---0-0-0---------|---------0-0-0-0-0--| G5 F5 PM| PM--| PM PM E E E S S E E E E +E E E E +Q E E 4x |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------o|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-----2-------2---5-|-(5)---5s3-(3)--3s2--|| |-----2-------2---5-|-(5)---5s3-(3)--3s2-o|| |-0-0---0-0-0---0---|-----0---------------|| Chorus E5 F5 E5 F5 E5 Gtr III W +E E E E E S S E E ||---------------------|---------------------------| ||o--------------------|------------------------10-| ||--9------------------|-(9)----9-11-12-11h12-9----| ||---------------------|-----/9--------------------| ||o--------------------|---------------------------| ||---------------------|---------------------------| | | Gtrs I, II | PM| PM--| PM PM PM PM | E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E Q ||---------------------|---------------------------| ||o--------------------|---------------------------| ||---------------------|---------------------------| ||--------------9---10-|------9----7----10----9----| ||o-----2-------7----8-|------7----5-----8----7----| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0---0----|--0-----0-----0------------| G5 F5 D5 E5 ~~ W +Q. E +E +E Q |---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-----------10b12==(10)r(10)----| |-12------------------|-(12)-----------------------8--| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| | | PM| PM--| PM PM PM PM | E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E Q |---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------9---12-|------10----7-----------10--9--| |------2-------7---10-|-------8----5------------8--7--| |--0-0-0-0-0-0---0----|---0-----0----------0----------| F5 E5 D5 F5 E5 ~ W +E E E E E S S E E |--------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------10-| |-9------------------|-(9)----9-11-12-11h12-9----| |--------------------|-----/9--------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------| | | PM| PM--| PM PM PM PM PM | E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------| |-------------9---10-|------9----7----10----9----| |-----2-------7----8-|------7----5-----8----7----| |-0-0-0-0-0-0---0----|--0-----0-----0----------0-| C5 D5 B5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ H +E E E E H Q +Q |--------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------10-----|--------------------------o|| |-12--------(12)-12-----12-|-11--------8------(8)b9----|| |--------------------------|---------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------o|| |--------------------------|---------------------------|| | | PM--| ~~~~~~~~~ | Q E S S E E +E E +Q E E E E +Q |--------------------------|---------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------o|| |--------------------------|---------------------------|| |--5--5-----------7-(7)--4-|-(4)--4--------------------|| |--3--3-3-3---3---5-(5)--2-|-(2)--2-0-----------------o|| |--------------------------|----------[3]-[2]-(2)------|| Guitar Solo E5 Gtr I PM-------------------------- Q E E E E E E |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |--2----------------------------------| |--0-------0----0----0---0---0----0---| | | Gtr II | T T T T | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-12p8p5p0-5p0-12p8-12p8p5p0-5p0-12p8-| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| G5 E5 Bb5 -----------------| PM-----------| E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------3-------| |---------------------5---5-5-|---2----------------------1-------| |--0----0----0--0--0--3---3-3-|---0------0--0--0---0--0----------| | | T T ~~~ | S S S S E E E E Q +E E E E E +Q S S |-13p8-12p8h10----------------|------/19-0--------------12h13/---| |--------------13-12-13-/17---|-(17)-------15-17-(17)------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------| A5 E5 PM-------------- +E E +E E H Q E E E E E E |-------------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------| |--(3)-3-(3)--3--------2--------|----------------------| |--(1)-1-(1)--1--------0--------|---2------------------| |-------------------------------|---0---0-0--0--0--0-0-| | | ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ | |--3--| | Q E S S S E E Q +H E E Q |-/17----13--13h15p13-12--------|----------------------| |------------------------13s17--|-(17)------17-18-17---| |-------------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------| G5 -------------| E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-------------------------5-----5-5-| |---0--0--0-0--0----------3-----3-3-| | |~~~~~~ ~~ | +Q Q S +S S S Q |-----------------------------------| |-(17)---13---12b14r(12)-12---------| |---------------------------14-13---| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| E5 Bb5 PM----------------------| Q E E E E E E |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------3-------| |--2--------------------------------------------1-------| |--0-----------0-----0------0-----0-----0---------------| | | |------5------| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------/16-12h13p12------------------| |-------12----13-12-15-13--------------12h13-13h==15p13-| |-14-13----14-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| A5 +E E +E E H |----------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------|| |-(3)-----3-------(3)-------3--------2---------|| |-(1)-----1-------(1)-------1--------0---------|| |----------------------------------------------|| | | ~~ | |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| | S S S S S S S S S S S E E Q |----------------------------------------------|| |-12-----12h13p12h13h15p13p12-13p12-12---------|| |-----14-------------------------------14-14---|| |----------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------|| C5 D5 B5 PM| Q E S S E E +E E +W |------------------------|-------------| |------------------------|-------------| |--5--5------5--7-(7)--4-|--(4)--------| |--5--5------5--7-(7)--4-|--(4)--------| |--3--3-3-3--3--5-(5)--2-|--(2)--------| |------------------------|-------------| | | ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | H E E E E +W |-12--------12h14-15--14-|-(14)--------| |-13--------13h15-17--15-|-(15)--------| |------------------------|-------------| |------------------------|-------------| |------------------------|-------------| |------------------------|-------------| C5 D5 B5 PM| Q E S S E E +E E +H E E +Q |----------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------------| |--5--5------5--7-(7)--4-----|--(4)-------------------------------| |--5--5------5--7-(7)--4-----|--(4)-------------------------------| |--3--3-3-3--3--5-(5)--2-----|--(2)-------------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------3--[2]-([2])----| | |~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | H E E E E +E E +E E +E E +Q |-12--------12h14p12--15b17==|=(15)r-15-(15)-14-(14)-15--(15)-----| |-13--------13h15p13--17b19==|=(17)r-17-(17)-15-(15)-17--(17)-----| |----------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------------| Verse E5 PM| PM--| PM----| E E E S S E E +E E +E E E S S E E Q |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |------2-------2-(2)-0-|-(0)-2-2------------| |------2-------2-(2)-0-|-(0)-2-2---------2--| |--0-0---0-0-0---------|---------0-0-0-0-0--| | | ~~ | W W |-12-------------------|--------------------| |-13-------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| G5 F5 PM| PM--| PM PM E E E S S E E E E +E E E E +Q E E |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-----2-------2---5-|-(5)---5s3-(3)--3s2--| |-----2-------2---5-|-(5)---5s3-(3)--3s2--| |-0-0---0-0-0---0---|-----0---------------| | | W W |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| E5 Gtrs I, II PM| PM--| PM----| E E E S S E E +E E +E E E S S E E Q ||----------------------|--------------------| ||o---------------------|--------------------| ||----------------------|--------------------| ||------2-------2-(2)-0-|-(0)-2-2------------| ||o-----2-------2-(2)-0-|-(0)-2-2---------2--| ||--0-0---0-0-0---------|---------0-0-0-0-0--| G5 F5 PM| PM--| PM PM E E E S S E E E E +E E E E +Q E E 3x |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------o|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-----2-------2---5-|-(5)---5s3-(3)--3s2--|| |-----2-------2---5-|-(5)---5s3-(3)--3s2-o|| |-0-0---0-0-0---0---|-----0---------------|| Chorus E5 F5 E5 D5 F5 E5 Gtr III ~ W +E E E E E S S E E ||---------------------|---------------------------| ||o--------------------|------------------------10-| ||--9------------------|-(9)----9-11-12-11h12-9----| ||---------------------|-----/9--------------------| ||o--------------------|---------------------------| ||---------------------|---------------------------| | | Gtrs I, II | PM| PM--| PM PM PM PM | E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E Q ||---------------------|---------------------------| ||o--------------------|---------------------------| ||---------------------|---------------------------| ||--------------9---10-|------9----7----10----9----| ||o-----2-------7----8-|------7----5-----8----7----| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0---0----|--0-----0-----0------------| G5 F5 D5 F5 E5 ~~ W +Q. E +E +E Q |---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-----------10b12==(10)r(10)----| |-12------------------|-(12)-----------------------8--| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| | | PM| PM--| PM PM PM PM | E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E Q |---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------9---12-|------10----7-----------10--9--| |------2-------7---10-|-------8----5------------8--7--| |--0-0-0-0-0-0---0----|---0-----0----------0----------| F5 E5 D5 F5 E5 ~ W +E E E E E S S E E |--------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|------------------------10-| |-9------------------|-(9)----9-11-12-11h12-9----| |--------------------|-----/9--------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------| | | PM| PM--| PM PM PM PM PM | E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------| |-------------9---10-|------9----7----10----9----| |-----2-------7----8-|------7----5-----8----7----| |-0-0-0-0-0-0---0----|--0-----0-----0----------0-| C5 D5 B5 ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ H +E E E E H H |--------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------10-----|------------------------o|| |-12--------(12)-12-----12-|-11--------8-------------|| |--------------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------------|------------------------o|| |--------------------------|-------------------------|| | | PM--| ~~~~~~~ | Q E S S E E +E E +Q E E E E +Q |--------------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------------|------------------------o|| |--------------------------|-------------------------|| |--5--5-----------7-(7)--4-|-(4)--4------------------|| |--3--3-3-3---3---5-(5)--2-|-(2)--2-0---------------o|| |--------------------------|----------[3]-[2]-(2)----|| Outro E5 Gtrs I, II PM-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2--2-2-2--2---2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0--0---0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| | | Gtr III | W +H +H W W |-----------------|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-9---------------|-(9)-------(9)\-------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------| PM------------------------------------------------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| C5 D5 B5 C5 D5 B5 H E E +E E +W H E E +E E |----------------|------------|----------------| |----------------|------------|----------------| |----------------|------------|----------------| |-5----5-7-(7)-4-|-(4)--------|-5----5-7-(7)-4-| |-3----3-5-(5)-2-|-(2)--------|-3----3-5-(5)-2-| |----------------|------------|----------------| E5 +H E E +Q Q Q H |-----------------------|-------------*| |-----------------------|-------------*| |-----------------------|-------------*| |-(4)-------------------|-2\----------*| |-(2)-------------------|-2\----------*| |--------[3]-[2]-([2])--|-0\----------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
